Is the alif in "dharabū" (they struck) part of the pronoun, and does it have a grammatical case?
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The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : ... the alif
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This alif is written, but it is not part of the pronoun.
The questioner : It has no grammatical case.
The Shaykh : It has no grammatical case; this is merely a sign, and Allah knows best.
The reader: "The object that has no named subject is the nominative noun whose subject is not mentioned with it. If the verb is past tense, its first letter is made dammah and the letter before its last is made kasrah. If it is present tense, its first letter is made dammah and the letter before its last is made fathah. It is of two types: explicit and implicit. The explicit is like saying 'Zayd was struck' and 'Zayd is being struck' and 'Amr was honored' and 'Amr is being honored.' The implicit is like saying 'I was struck,' 'We were struck,' 'You (masculine) were struck,' 'You (feminine) were struck,' 'You two (masculine) were struck,' 'You (masculine plural) were struck,' 'You (feminine plural) were struck,' 'He was struck,' 'She was struck,' 'They two (masculine) were struck,' 'They (masculine plural) were struck,' and 'They (feminine plural) were struck.'"
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : ... the alif
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This alif is written, but it is not part of the pronoun.
The questioner : It has no grammatical case.
The Shaykh : It has no grammatical case; this is merely a sign, and Allah knows best.
The reader: "The object that has no named subject is the nominative noun whose subject is not mentioned with it. If the verb is past tense, its first letter is made dammah and the letter before its last is made kasrah. If it is present tense, its first letter is made dammah and the letter before its last is made fathah. It is of two types: explicit and implicit. The explicit is like saying 'Zayd was struck' and 'Zayd is being struck' and 'Amr was honored' and 'Amr is being honored.' The implicit is like saying 'I was struck,' 'We were struck,' 'You (masculine) were struck,' 'You (feminine) were struck,' 'You two (masculine) were struck,' 'You (masculine plural) were struck,' 'You (feminine plural) were struck,' 'He was struck,' 'She was struck,' 'They two (masculine) were struck,' 'They (masculine plural) were struck,' and 'They (feminine plural) were struck.'"